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dmention7@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I had to google what “387th Penny” meant. Apparently “penny” is short for “penetration flight”. So this was his 387th flight into a hurricane
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Comment on Going out the way he lived
dmention7@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I had to google what “387th Penny” meant. Apparently “penny” is short for “penetration flight”. So this was his 387th flight into a hurricane
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drolex@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
They’re flying into the eye of a cat5 hurricane???
Bloody hell. And I’m afraid of air turbulences…
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
C-130s really do it all
proudblond@lemmy.world 1 month ago
WOW. I live relatively near an active base and occasionally these beasts will fly overhead. I had no idea they were capable of literally flying through hurricanes; that is extra badass. I’m not really an aircraft enthusiast or anything but it still gives me a bit of a thrill to hear them thundering overhead.
TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It’s pretty crazy to think about, but regular passenger jumbo jets experience hurricane force winds constantly. What actually puts a lot of stress on an aircraft fuselage is sudden shifts in wind speed, especially if the forces are vertical and cause the plane to rise or fall rapidly.
So, most modern planes could fly through a hurricane as long as they travel with the direction of wind and avoid major pockets of turbulence. The C130s are extra strong because they are built to handle the stress of transporting very large payloads. The hurricane hunters use these while they are pretty much empty so they have a lot of extra stress tolerance to work with.
KamikazeRusher@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Seems that the C-130s won’t be ready until 2030. Looks like they’re using WP-3D Orion aircraft currently.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
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finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not to diminish the skill and planning but the eye is the easier part to fly in.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It’s also surrounded by all of the not-easy parts
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 month ago
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Hurricane_Hunters
flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Wow, intense!!